Overview
Yasar Torres-Yaghi is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Torres-Yaghi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Drug Induced Dyskinesia. Dr. Torres-Yaghi is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 31 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 8 articles in the study of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
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Locations
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw, Washington, DC 20007
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Scholz is a neurologist and geneticist specializing in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonism and dementia syndromes. She received her medical degree from the Medical University Innsbruck, Austria. Following graduation, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health under the supervision of Drs. Andrew Singleton and John Hardy. She obtained a Ph.D. in neurogenomics from the University College London, UK in 2010. She then moved to Baltimore to complete her neurology residency training at Johns Hopkins. In 2015 Dr. Scholz received the McFarland Transition to Independence Award for Neurologist-Scientists. She is Lasker Clinical Research Scholar at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke focusing on genetic causes of neurodegenerative syndromes, and an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins' department of neurology. Dr. Scholz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Her top areas of expertise are Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Multiple System Atrophy, Movement Disorders, and Parkinson's Disease.
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Fernando Pagan is a Neurologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Pagan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Benign Essential Blepharospasm, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Howard Weiss is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Weiss is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). His top areas of expertise are Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Secondary Parkinsonism.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Movement DisordersDr. Torres-Yaghi isElite. Learn about Movement Disorders.
- Parkinson's DiseaseDr. Torres-Yaghi isElite. Learn about Parkinson's Disease.
- Distinguished
- Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)Dr. Torres-Yaghi isDistinguished. Learn about Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
- Advanced
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Torres-Yaghi isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- DementiaDr. Torres-Yaghi isAdvanced. Learn about Dementia.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Torres-Yaghi isAdvanced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- Memory LossDr. Torres-Yaghi isAdvanced. Learn about Memory Loss.
- Orthostatic HypotensionDr. Torres-Yaghi isAdvanced. Learn about Orthostatic Hypotension.
- Experienced
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Torres-Yaghi isExperienced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency
- AthetosisDr. Torres-Yaghi isExperienced. Learn about Athetosis.
- Dopa-Responsive DystoniaDr. Torres-Yaghi isExperienced. Learn about Dopa-Responsive Dystonia.
- DysarthriaDr. Torres-Yaghi isExperienced. Learn about Dysarthria.
- DysgraphiaDr. Torres-Yaghi isExperienced. Learn about Dysgraphia.